A video has surfaced showing white phosphorus being dropped on ISIS outposts.
Known as Willie Pete, white phosphorus is banned from use against people (as many nations feel that when used on human targets the substance violates chemical weapons treaties), it is allowed to be used as to create a smoke screen and/or illuminate ground targets, leaving a lot of gray area for “inaccurate” placement of bombs. WP also has the effect of igniting just about anything it touches (trees, homes, clothes, people):
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